The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-02
THE MEMORIAL PARK.
EVERYBODY FAvons THE PLAN
To Purchase the Site Of Camp Garlic and
Presorro It with all Its Historic AssocIa.
tions-G en- oral belief In tho Prac- 4.
ucablity OF tho Idea. Af#


park the old fair grounds on Wheeling
Island, the Rite Of Camp Caslile, was
broachod on Tuesday morning by the In.
rELLloRNcER with every confidence in the
feasibility Of the proposal, and high ap.
probation Of the fitness Of such step,
but with como doubt az 10 lie reception by
tho public. It is gratifying to know that
everybody who has been heard to express
an opinion on the subject has approved
tho idoa, and q large majority Of those
consulted in the past four days by re.
portera have regarded 1t as eminently
practicable. Tho original idea Of 30.
curing the purchase money by popular
subscription among the wealthy and pub.
lie eplrited men Of tho city, supplemented
by general subscriptions, tho members Of
tho g. 4. r. and Society Of the Army Of
West Virginia being allyappealed TO-,
and preserving tho ground with all i.s his.
toricassoclAtions Tor permanentreunn;on
camp and memorial park, seems to NEE.
! with the most favor, although there are
those who suggest that the city should
buy 1t. This idea was hold out in the
Register yesterday, as many Of the old
soltiero inalat aimply to rob tho original
proposal Of the memorial feature. There
are others, however, who accept the views
advanced by a Councilman TO IN INrELLl.
QENcER reporter and printed yesterday,
all the voterane and their friends insiat
upon being that the park when established
ahall bs memorial Of Union eoldiera. 1t
is especially appropriate that 1t DO known
as "Osmp Garlic Memorial Park" and It
could boeo known fo.ever.whether the city
owned 1t or II WAS bold by truatses for tho
Army OF West Virginia. There 10 an
especial fitness, however, In raising q part
Of the purchase money among old soldiers
Of the State and country, thus giving them
personal and proprietary interest in !!
and making Wheeling the Mecca Of tho
boys when they meet together in yearly
decroaaing numbera. s.of
Yesterday number OF the hundreds Of
Approving expreBsions heard were jot!ed
down,a random by reportera, and these
are given below: .f8s
Oily Receiver Dunaway: 1.-THE nocessa.
ny monay could be raised by subscription
among the G. A. r. posts without any d
the members feeling 1t. Say each men,
Der would put up Is centa-tha sum raised
would be enormous. Then the city could
levy q small tax to keep 1t up like the Ii.
bssry tax, which nobody fssls-I think It
q good idea"
! Acting Mayor Gillelsnd-"I am in favor
OF q mtnor;al park bought by subscrip.
ton aud kept up by city tax If need be.
I am opposed to Council buying it."
| Squire w. II. Davis: ut is mighty
good idea. The city ought to have some
Buch place Of public resort. The item Of
street car fare or bridge toll is nothing
compared to tho fsrs or walk FIVE miles
in the country to tho only park We have
now. The people ought to turn their at.
tentiou and energy to eomethinc like that
that would DO OF public benefit"
! ]. R. Waterman: "The memorial
PARK is good scheme, and ought to be q
CO." liz
DrJ. L. Dickey: "The idea is good
one, 1t Hecmg to me. The breezs tina!
comes up to the Wheeling Hospital from
the back river il beautiful; and Of course
the old fair grounds gets it, too. The
Wheeling Park has been enjoyed by
thousands Of people, andso would thia be-"
Mr.. Sam Harrison: "That is mighty
mics thing, and it is popular, too. Every.
body seems to be talking about it. I hea,
| it on tho strssts and everywhere"
Mr.. Howard Haslett; THAT memorial
park ia the best scheme in connection
with that ground that was ever suggested,
and have no doubt that it could DO car.
ried cut .by going into the state aud the
neighboring portions Of the tTo adjoin-
ing Staten. II something Ike that is not
done it Will be bought by spectators aud
cut up into building lots. Small subscrip-
tons that nobody would mics would buy
it," ~
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan: ut ia
the only place IN the city you can ever
have q pask. Tho bridge ia q drawback,
but il the company you'd help buy it,
that would kind Of even up things."
City Clerk Bowers: "The city needs a
public park, and that is about the only
available place left. Boom tho plan"
| Policeman Shorts: "As soon rs ! cav
that in the 1NTELLlGEScER I thought 1t
wasa mighty good plan. 1t ought to be
popular in Bridgeport and Martins Ferry,
too, because eomo day there will DO IN.
other bridge bnils from tho upner end oil
the Island to Martins Ferry or Etnaville.' ~
Secretary Wilkinuon, OF the Water
Board: "That memorial park idea is frat
rate oae, end I have not heard anybody
talk about it Who does not approve it,"
RARE TREAT PROMISED.